Indian Wood Double Door: Fully Carved Depicting Krishna with Eight Brass Panel Insets, Framed

Krishna dances at the top of each door. Everything else is vine.

This framed double door, fully carved and depicting Krishna with eight brass panel insets, is from Rajasthan, India, 19th century, in carved teak and brass. Krishna is among the most beloved figures of Hindu devotion, and Rajasthan has long been a center of his worship. Each leaf carries four panels of carved floral work set in brass surrounds, stepped down from an arched top. Foliate carving also covers the frame and the long lintel above. It stands 102 inches high and 65 wide.

Nobody stopped carving until the wood ran out.